Protective mount



April 24, 1934. M. DE GROOT 1,956,527

PROTECT I VE MOUNT Filed Feb. 27, 1934 INVENTOR /5 WORN/ 151? 15 6/?007 ATTORNEY carrier.

Patented Apr. 24, 1934 PATENT? OFFICE PROTECTIVE MOUNT Mortimer De Groot, New York, P I. Y., assignor of one-half to Irving Berkman, Brooklyn, N. Y. Y.

Application February 27, 1934, Serial No. 713,084; 8 Claims. (01. 40- 159) This invention relates to protectivemounts or protector pockets for stamps and the like, as, for example, envelopes, dental and other negatives, and objects in general which require careful han- 5 dling. The invention has for a general object the provision of a protector pocket of improved form and characterized by certain novel features hereinafter decribed which make it possible to manufacture the pockets in large quantities at very low cost and in sizes conforming to the shapes and dimensions of existing standard or special sizes of stamps, or other articles, with the further characteristic that each protector pocket is adapted to be mounted readily upon a selected leaf of an existing stamp album of conventional form, or of any suitable form, in a position determined by the taste of the individual collector, and without requiring special skill, or special preparation of such album leaves, so that the 0 user can readily utilize available spaces for the addition of stamps to conventional groups, or create unconventional and distinctive groupings at will. A more particular object of the invention is to provide the pocket for each stamp with a sliding carrier for the individual stamp, or for a sheet portion comprising several component stamps of the orignialsheet unsevered from each other, each such pocket member and cooperating carrier being so constructed as to exhibit the entire obverse area or face of each stamp or sheet of stamps when the carrier with its charge is assembled slidingly within the pocket, and also to permit free removal and insertion of the carrier and its 5 charge without the need for any preliminary displacement of any part of the supporting album sheet, or of the pocket. This constitutes an im portant and novel feature of the invention.

Still another object of the invention is to provide 0 a form of sliding carrier which is so designed as to hold the stamp against casual displacement from the carrier by its contacts withthe pocket during insertion and removal, and which permits these movements of insertion and removal to be 45 eifected without'contact of the operator's fingers with any part of the stamp, after the stamp has once been placed on its carrier.

A cognate object of the invention is to provide such a sliding carrier of transparent material, so that the reverse side or surlaceof the stamp may be viewed while the stamp is in place upon the removed carrier, and so that the stamp may be thoroughly examined by transmitted'llght passing through the stamp and the material of the Among other objects of the invention is the provision, on the carrier and the pocket member respectively, of marginal reinforcements, of which one, at the outer end of the carrier, projects beyond the pocket and can be grasped by the 00 fingers of the o erato'r, facilitating removal of ,the carrier and 0 her manipulation of the carrier and stamp, without touching the latter, this ex tension also serving to receive and display any desired index, symbol or legend of a descriptive or indicative nature.

In pursuance of the same object of the invention,.each margin of the pocket, on. the side thereof which is to be attached to the supporting leaf of the album, or other support, except that side at which the carrier is to-be inserted and withdrawn, i. e., the mouth of the pocket, may be desirably provided witha strip of reinforcing material which may advantageously be secured to the material of the pocket by a permanent adhesive, these reinforcing strips constituting side walls which maintain the face-sheet at the proper distance from the album leaf or other support to form therewith the'pocket cavity proper. The lower faces of these walls are provided with a 8 suitable re-moistening adhesive when the pockets are fabricated, so that any such packet can be readily attached in its selected position.

The above, and other features of the invention, are illustrated and described fully in the B5 accompanying drawing and specification, and are pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of a conventional stamp album sheet, to which are aflixed several protector pockets, according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, detail view in section, on a greatly enlarged scale, taken on the line 292 of Fig, 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in enlarged perspective, of a single stamp protector pocket of the type shown in the top line ofpockets of Fig'. 1, taken separatelyn 's- Fig. 4 is a similar view of a cooperating car- 10 'rier slide, taken separately;

Fig. 6 is a detail view in horizontal section, taken on the line 5'5 of Fig. 1; on an enlarged scale. showing the protector pocket structure separately.

In a now preferred form of the invention, se 10! lected for illustration and description, the part designated by the referencecharacter 11 represents the upper portion of a leaf from a conventional stamp album, and may be of any suitable material. as .for example a single fly sheet of heavy paper, or of thin drawing paper. It constitutes no essential component of the invention as claimed generically, except in its general capacity as a "support, so designated in certain 6 of the claims, and any other desirable and suitable supporting structure may be used.

In pursuance of the invention, provision is made of a protector pocket, comprising in combination a pocket member proper designated generally by the reference character P, and a carrier designated generally by the reference character C, five of these protector pockets being illustrated as mounted on the leaf 11, the upper three being' all of the same size, while that at the lower right-hand corner is of substantially double the width of any of the upper three, and that at the lower left-hand comer is of a size suitable to accommodate part of a sheet of stamps comprising four stamps unsevered from each other. The sizes of the pockets, and their grouping, are merely illustrative, and may be varied at will, according to theexigencies of a collection or the taste of the user.

Each pocket P, in the preferred form illustrated, comprises a sheet 12 of suitable tough sheet material, such as cellulose acetate, preferred'by reason of its transparent quality and its ability to resist deformation by moisture, and also to resist discoloration or other deterioration by conditions ordinarily encountered in use over long periods of time. Certain of the margins of each protector sheet are provided with strips 13 of suitable material, such as a tough paper or textile fabric, secured by a permanent adhesive 14 to the under surface of the sheet 12, and provided with a re-molstening adhesive 15 at the face intended to be aflixed to the surface of the supporting leaf 11.

The thickness of these marginal strips is greatly exaggerated in the illustrative figures, for the sake of clearness, but is at least sufllcient to maintain the sheet '12 at the proper distance from the support 11 to form a pocket 1'7 in which may slide snugly the cooperating carrier C, the latter comprising a sheet of similar tough material, such as cellulose acetate, having its entrant end formed with a fold 18. and being preferably co-extensive in width with the pocket 1'7, while of a length suillcientlv greater than that of the pocket to present an extension 19 that can be grasped by the fingers of the operator, or by tweezers.

This marginal extension is desirably reinforced with a strip 20 of paper or textile fabric or any material upon which can be displayed a symbol or legend of a descriptive or indicative character.

Preferably the pocket member 12 is provided with an exterior marginal reinforcement strip 21, which is secured to the front face thereof by a permanent adhesive, and in the instance illustrated extends around three sides, leaving the top margin free, although the frame eflect may, if desired, be completed by reinforcing the upper margin also. These outer marginal strips may be of any color desired, conforming with any desired chromatic scheme throughout the album, or with respect to the coloration of given groups of stamps. I

It is to be noted that the pockets P, thus reinforced, can be fabricated at very low cost, and sold in quantities at a reasonable price, and each constitutes a unitary article of manufacture which, with its remoistening adhesive 15 is ready to be quickly emplaced upon an album leaf 11,

75 or similar support, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

being then ready to receive a cooperating carrier C, one of a series which can also be made up cheaply in quantity, the members of a series of any given size being interchangeable.

In operation, accordingly, any stamp S of a size suitable to fit a carrier C may be picked up with tweezers, or by applying the fingers of the operator to its edges, without soiling either the face or back of the stamp, and the stamp can be thus applied to the carrier C and moved relatively thereto until the bottom edge of the stamp enters the pocket provided by the fold 18, when the carrier and its charge can be inserted slidingly within the pocket 17, as shown at the midposition, top of Fig. 1, and down into the position shown at the upper right-hand corner of Fig. 1, and also shown clearly in Fig. 2, in section.

. The latter view shows how the fold 18 grips the stamp, under compression by the sheet 12, and prevents unintended displacement ot the stamp at that end; while if amarginal strip 20 is provided at the outer extremity of the carrier C, such a strip 20 will serve as an abutment and constitute an auxiliary means to hold the stamp in desired position for display.

The various parts of Fig. 1 show how the entire area of the stamp or stamps is displayed, and it will be understood readily that by simple withdrawal of any carrier slide, the operator can examine the reverse side of the stamp through the transparent sheet material of which the carrier is made, either by reflected or transmitted light. It may be mentioned in passing that such examination will be facilitated by grasping the fold 18 with the fingers of one hand as soon as the slide has been pulled out by the fingers of the other hand, or, when desired, such linger grip on the fold 18, with the stamp enclosed therein, will enable the operator to release his hand from the extension 20, to perform any other desired operation.

The stamp can thus be conveniently manipulated without direct contact by the fingers, and the carrier and its stamp can betransferred from one pocket to another.

The carriers thus obviate any necessity for securing any part of a stamp by adhesive, or otherwise, to any support, and so that stamp retains its pristine integrity, and therefore its maximum value, and owing to the transparent char- 125 acter of the pocket and of the carrier,-including the fold 18, the entire front face of the stamp can be examined without withdrawing it, or it can be exposed for more meticulous inspection, both of the obverse and reverse faces, by such 130 withdrawal, without any preparatory displacement of the supporting structure.

In this respect, the improvements herein disclosed constitute a very noteworthy advance over the arrangements of protective pockets as here- 135 tofore provided, and many other advantages will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

Modifications of structure, according to the exigencies of particular installations, are contemplated and may be adopted, within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:'

1. A protective mount for articles of the class described, such as stamps. comprising a pocket member having a face part of transparent sheet 145 material, and side walls adapted to be secured adhesively to a suitable support, forming therewith a pocket cavity, and a carrier member of sheet material adapted to slide within said cavity, having at its entrant end an abutment for a stamp 150 to be supported by said carrier within said cavity, said carrier having at its outer end an extension to facilitate manipulation of the carrier and article without touching the latter.

2. A protective mount for articles of the class described, such as stamps, comprising a pocket member having a face part of transparent sheet material, and side walls adapted to be secured adhesively to a suitable support, forming therewith a pocket cavity, and a carrier member of transparent sheet material adapted to slide within said cavity, having at its entrant end a prehensile fold serving as an abutment for a stamp to be supported by said carrier within said cavity, said carrier having at its outer end an extension to facilitate sliding manipulation of the carrier and stamp without touching the latter.

3. A protective mount forarticles of the class described, such as stamps, comprising a pocket member having a face part of transparent sheet material, and side walls adapted to be secured adhesively to a suitable support, forming therewith a pocket cavity, and acarrier member of transparent sheet material adapted to slide within said cavity, having at its entrant end a prehensile fold serving as an abutment for a stamp to be supported by said carrier within said cavity, said carrier having at its outer end an extension to facilitate sliding manipulation of the carrier and stamp without touching the latter, said extension,

having a reinforcement serving as an outer abutment for the stamp, and also adapted to bear an index, symbol or legend.

4. A protective mount for articles of the class described, such as stamps, comprising a pocket member having a face part of transparent sheet material, and side walls adapted to be secured adhesively to a suitable support, forming therewith a pocket cavity, and a carrier member of transparent sheet material adapted to slide within said cavity, having at its entrant end a flexible fold serving as an abutment for a stamp to be supported by said carrier within said cavity, said carrier having at its outer end an extension, said fold and extension serving to facilitate manipulation of the carrier and stamp without touching the latter, both within said pocket and when removed therefrom.

5. A protective mount for articles of the class described, such as stamps, comprising a pocket member having a face part of transparent sheet material, and side walls constituted by marginal reinforcements secured to said sheet by a permanent adhesive, and also provided with a re-moistening adhesive whereby said pocket member is adapted to be secured adhesively to a suitable support, forming therewith a pocket cavity for the article to be mounted.

6. A protector pocket member for stamps characterized by the face part and marginal reinforcements set forth in claim 5 and further characterized by similar marginal reinforcements upon the outer face of said sheet, framing an exhibition area co-extensive with the stamp.

7. The combination with a stamp album leaf, of a protector pocket device comprising a sheet of transparent material having a marginal reinforcing strip secured thereto by a permanent adhesive, said strip being provided with a re-moistening adhesive by which it is secured to said stamp album leaf, and a carrier member, comprising a sheet of transparent material adapted to slide between opposite portions of said marginal strip in the pocket formed thereby between said pocket sheet and support, the inner end of said sheet having a fold forming a socket to receive the entrant end of a stamp, and the outer end of said carrier sheet having an extension to be grasped manually.

8. A carrier member for a stamp, comprising a sheet of transparent material adapted to support a stamp throughout its entire area, one end of said sheet having a fold forming a socket to re- 'ceive the corresponding end of the stamp, and the other end of said carrier sheet having an extension to be grasped manually, said folded end and extension serving as means to permit manipulation of the stamp without touching the same, and in such a manner 'that the entire area of both faces of the stamp may be inspected by reflected or transmitted light.

' MORTIMER DE GROOT. 

